10 TED Talks women must see

There have been countless intelligent and influential women who have used Ted Talks as a platform to pump life into their ideas by sharing them with the world. In the process, these speeches have empowered listeners to either get involved in a worthy cause or use the information from the talk to transform their own lives.

From Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to public personality Monica Lewinski, these women prove a message from the late Robin Williams to be true: “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.”

Here are 10 women with powerful Ted Talks that have the ability to inspire and influence women everywhere.